scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Friday, April 17, 2026
HomePolitics

Politics

If Congress showed courage then, we wouldn’t have had to carry airstrikes now: PM Modi

Modi turned the Congress's demands for evidence of Balakot on them, and said that previous govts had allowed terrorism to become the menace it is now

Rajnath reveals Modi govt carried out another cross-border strike apart from 2016, 2019

Speaking in Mangaluru, Union minister Rajnath Singh said India had carried out three cross-border strikes but kept details of the third one a mystery.

Nirav Modi and PM Modi have uncanny similarity: Rahul Gandhi’s dig at govt

Rahul Gandhi's jibe at PM Modi and his govt comes amid UK media reports of Nirav Modi living in London and of having a new diamond business.

Ruling LDF in Kerala to field 6 sitting MPs, MLAs in Lok Sabha polls

The LDF’s largest partner, CPI(M), and the CPI, have split the seats between them such that other partners of the 10-member alliance have none left to contest.

‘Who sent Masood Azhar from India jail to Pakistan’: Rahul says Modi govt must answer

Congress president Rahul Gandhi told a rally in Karnataka that the BJP must answer for its government releasing JeM chief Masood Azhar in 1999.

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani to expand cabinet, Congress rebel likely to be minister

Gujarat chief minister Rupani had expanded his cabinet in July 2018 and appointed Kunvarji Bavaliya on the same day he quit Congress.

‘No room for negotiation’: BJP & RSS are not game for ‘mediation’ in Ayodhya case

For BJP, RSS and other affiliates like VHP, the Ram temple issue has been a consistent, aggressive and intense agenda.

‘Stolen’ documents are now ‘photocopied’, maybe thief returned them: Chidambaram

Congress leader Chidambaram took a swipe at the govt for Attorney General K.K. Venugopal’s clarification that the Rafale documents were not stolen but photocopied.

Bhim Army won’t support SP-BSP alliance in UP till Akhilesh clears stand on quota

Dalit outfit wants Akhilesh to promise support in writing, says action necessary as SP had vehemently opposed reservation in promotion bill in 2012.

No opposition common minimum programme, only broad agreement now: Derek O’Brien

Efforts at a common minimum programme, discussed at a meeting in Sharad Pawar's house, seems to be losing steam since the 14 February Pulwama attack.

On Camera

The math behind India’s elections—Why proximity matters

It is one of the most consistent findings in electoral politics: voters are more likely to support candidates who come from their local area.

US ends oil waivers but Russian crude flows to India ‘likely to remain steady’ amid Hormuz disruption

India will need to recalibrate crude sourcing strategy as US ends waivers for Russian & Iranian oil, energy experts say. But Russian crude will likely remain central to energy basket.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.